四、完形填空。(2026·江苏扬州梅岭中学期末)
One spring morning, 8-year-old Amy received a small box from her grandma. Inside was only a seed(种子). “Plant it , and you'll understand its secret,” Grandma said with a smile.
Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed. She thought planting it must be . She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once. Every day she it three times, singing to it like Grandma taught her. But after four days, only bare(光秃秃的) soil greeted her. She felt a little .
“Maybe something is wrong with the seed,” Amy complained to Mr Green, her elderly neighbour. Mr Green was good at growing plants. Hearing her , he said, “Nature works on its own clock. I have spent a long time growing these plants. And you have just spent several days on the seed. you need to be patient.”
Amy didn't believe he said. She still watered the soil three times a day. She even used plant food which she bought from the shop. Another three days passed, and the soil turned into a muddy mess. , a heavy rain poured down that weekend. Amy rushed out of the house and saw Mr Green covering the soil with a piece of cloth.
“I've killed the seed, haven't I?” she said unhappily, pointing at the flooded soil.
Mr Green the soil carefully and said, “You've paid too much attention. Be patient! Plants need to grow.”
This time, Amy took his . She didn't check the seed again and again any longer. She simply made sure that it got enough sunlight. Five days passed quietly. Then one morning, a green shoot(嫩芽) pushed through the soil.
Amy was too excited. She ran quickly to Mr Green about it. He said to her, “Let it grow! Still be patient!”
Through summer, Amy watched and waited patience. The plant grew taller and taller day by day. Finally golden petals(花瓣) came out and it a bright sunflower. It turned its face to follow the sun.
When Grandma visited Amy in August, she smiled at the tall sunflower and said, “Aha, Amy! You've known the at last.” Amy nodded her head.
No matter what we do, we need patience as well as love.
()1. A. carefully B. happily C. carelessly D. quietly
()2. A. boring B. clear C. terrible D. interesting
()3. A. touched B. watered C. smelt D. sent
()4. A. warm B. lazy C. glad D. sad
()5. A. words B. wish C. story D. lie
()6. A. Or B. But C. So D. Yet
()7. A. how B. when C. what D. where
()8. A. Unluckily B. Patiently C. Luckily D. Impolitely
()9. A. bought B. checked C. painted D. collected
()10. A. time B. water C. food D. heat
()11. A. test B. advice C. present D. box
()12. A. teach B. help C. treat D. tell
()13. A. at B. with C. from D. without
()14. A. offered B. received C. became D. protected
()15. A. road B. rose C. secret D. shop

1. A 【点拨】根据“She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once.”可知，此处指奶奶让埃米认真栽种种子。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】根据“Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed.”可知，埃米对种子充满好奇，认为栽种这件事是有趣的。故选 D。
3. B 【点拨】根据后文“She still watered the soil three times a day.”可知，此处指埃米每天给种子浇水。故选 B。
4. D 【点拨】根据“But after four days, only bare(光秃秃的) soil greeted her.”可知，四天都没看到种子发芽，埃米因此感到难过。故选 D。
5. A 【点拨】根据“Amy complained to Mr Green, her elderly neighbour.”可知，格林先生听了埃米抱怨的话语后进行劝说。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，前文解释植物生长需要时间，因此得出埃米要耐心的结论。故选 C。
7. C 【点拨】根据“Amy didn't believe 7 he said.”可知，此处用 what 引导宾语从句，指代格林先生所说的内容。故选 C。
8. A 【点拨】根据“the soil turned into a muddy mess”以及“a heavy rain poured down”可知，土壤已经变泥泞，又下大雨是不好的事情。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指仔细检查土壤。故选 B。
10. A 【点拨】根据“Nature works on its own clock.”以及“you need to be patient”可知，植物生长需要遵循自然规律，花费时间，不能急于求成。故选 A。
11. B 【点拨】根据“She didn't check the seed again and again any longer.”可知，埃米按照格林先生的话去做，接受了他的建议。故选 B。
12. D 【点拨】根据“a green shoot(嫩芽) pushed through the soil”以及“Amy was too excited.”可知，埃米看到嫩芽后，想要把这个好消息告知格林先生。故选 D。
13. B 【点拨】根据“Still be patient!”以及语境可知，此处用 with patience 表示“耐心地”，修饰动作 watch 和 wait。故选 B。
14. C 【点拨】根据“golden petals(花瓣) came out”以及“a bright sunflower”可知，花苞开放后最终长成了向日葵。故选 C。
15. C 【点拨】根据“Plant it carefully, and you'll understand its secret”可知，文章开头奶奶提到种子的秘密，结尾埃米种出向日葵，明白了这个秘密。故选 C。

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文讲述Amy种植种子领悟耐心重要性的故事）；再逐空分析，结合上下文语境、词汇含义、逻辑关系、固定搭配及语法知识（如宾语从句），同时关注前后文的提示词（如第1空对应后文的carefully）来确定答案；最后通读全文检查，确保逻辑通顺。
【解析】1. 根据后文“She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once”可知，奶奶让Amy认真栽种种子，故选A。
2. 根据“Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed”可知，Amy对种子充满好奇，认为栽种种子是有趣的，故选D。
3. 根据后文“She still watered the soil three times a day”可知，此处指Amy每天给种子浇水，故选B。
4. 根据“But after four days, only bare soil greeted her”可知，四天未看到种子发芽，Amy感到难过，故选D。
5. 根据“Amy complained to Mr Green”可知，格林先生听了Amy抱怨的话语后进行劝说，故选A。
6. 前文解释植物生长需要时间，因此得出Amy需要耐心的结论，表因果关系，故选C。
7. 此处用what引导宾语从句，指代格林先生所说的内容，作said的宾语，故选C。
8. 土壤变泥泞且下大雨是不好的事情，因此是“不幸地”，故选A。
9. 此处指格林先生仔细检查土壤，故选B。
10. 根据“Nature works on its own clock”及“you need to be patient”可知，植物生长需要遵循自然规律，花费时间，故选A。
11. 根据“She didn't check the seed again and again any longer”可知，Amy接受了格林先生的建议，故选B。
12. Amy看到嫩芽后，想把好消息告诉格林先生，故选D。
13. with patience是固定搭配，意为“耐心地”，修饰动作watch和wait，故选B。
14. 花苞开放后最终长成了向日葵，故选C。
15. 对应开头奶奶提到的“its secret”，Amy最终明白了秘密，故选C。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.C
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、宾语从句用法
【点评】本文为记叙文，通过Amy种种子领悟耐心重要性的故事，考察学生语境理解、词汇运用及语法知识的掌握，贴近学生生活，兼具教育意义。
【难度系数】0.6